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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

By Cool Material
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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market

Checking Polymarket throughout the round of 32 game added an interesting perspective to my watching experience. Here are my notes.

By Lanny Fuller
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The HP ZBook X2 Is the World’s Most Powerful Detachable PC

Whether you're a designer, editor, photographer or artist, you need a computer that's as powerful and versatile as you are creative--enter the HP ZBook X2, the world's most powerful detachable PC. What's that mean? A machine that works as a laptop, tablet, or docked workstation capable of responding to e-mails…

By Cooper Fleishman
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IKEA and Teenage Engineering Teamed Up for a Collection of Electronics

Teenage Engineering has built a cult following thanks to its attractive, completely unique range of electronics. (The brand's pocket synth, which looks like someone ripped the face of a TI-83, is a personal fave.) Next year you'll have a chance to get your hands on some of the the sought-after…

By Mike Newman
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The Coen Brothers Made a 6-Minute Short About Paris

While we're constantly pining for a new Coen brothers film, we'll gladly accept a 6-minute short from the duo to satisfy our incessant craving. As part of a film called Paris Je T'aime, which saw 20 different directors (21, if you could the Coens as two people, but who does that??)…

By Mike Newman
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‘Venom’ Official Trailer

Tom Hardy is an actor we just trust. Mad Max? Gold. Peaky Blinders? Hell yes. Warrior, Child 44, and Dunkirk? Yup, yup, and yup. That means we're game for anything he signed on for, regardless of how trepidatious we might be upon seeing the teaser trailer. Enter Venom. Yes, Spiderman's Venom. The coming film from Sony…

By Mike Newman
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‘Three Identical Strangers’ Trailer

The story you're about to hear is unbelievable. Three Identical Strangers tells the true tale of three men whose paths crossed in college. Crazy, right? Just wait. The first kicker? They all look identical. They meet and start hanging out. Their story gets out and they receive all sorts of press, because,…

By Mike Newman
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